Huambo
Huambo
Nova Lisboa (New Lisbon) | |
|---|---|
Huambo Location in Angola Huambo Huambo (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 12°46′36″S 15°44′05″E / 12.77667°S 15.73472°E | |
| Country | Angola |
| Province | Huambo |
| Founded | August 8, 1912 |
| Area | |
| 2,711 km2 (1,047 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,721 m (5,646 ft) |
| Population (2024 Census) | |
| 836,293 | |
| • Density | 308.5/km2 (799.0/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,896,147 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: New Lisbon), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 595,304 (2014) in the city and a population of 836,293 in the municipality of Huambo (Census 2024). The city is the capital of the province of Huambo and is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. Huambo is a main hub on the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) (the Benguela Railway), which runs from the port of Lobito to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's southernmost province, Katanga. Huambo is served by the Albano Machado Airport (formerly Nova Lisboa Airport).